Truthout
Housing

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Bank of America Lied to Homeowners and Rewarded Foreclosures, Former Employees Say
Five former Bank of America employees stated that they were encouraged to mislead customers.

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New Chicago Housing Plan Downplaying Affordability?
New housing plan could be out of reach for Chicago residents.

For Real Economic Recovery, Government Must Stop Favoring Banks Over Homeowners
What can local and federal governments do to resolve the foreclosure crisis for real?

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Housing Crisis on the Rez: Why Haul a Run-Down Shack From the Plains to DC?
Tribal leaders trucked the battered old home to Washington to show the nationu2019s leaders what the housing crisis on reservations looks like in person.

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Economic Weapons of Mass Destruction: Mortgages in the Era of Mass Terror
Laura Gottesdiener: Almost no one openly discusses the ongoing foreclosure crisis in terms of domestic terrorism, but that's exactly what it is.

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Another Government Is Necessary: The People Can Rule Better Than the Elites
On Earth Day, a new alternative government, the Green Shadow Cabinet, was announced. Its over 80 members are leaders in their fields, from medicine to art to activism, and …

Whose Housing Recovery?
News of the housing recovery often implies that the real-estate market is becoming healthy, however investors seem to be the one benefiting from this rebound more than the average …

Sequestration: What Do the Automatic Spending Cuts Mean for the Poor, Unemployed and Children?
The word of the month in Washington is

Judge Rules Against Bank – Precedent Could Cost Bank of America Billions
Judge rules that Flagstar, a big mortgage lender that gave ‘liars loans,’ is liable to insurance company. The same issues are at stake in Bank of America case.

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Detroit MLK Day for Justice: Of Dreams and Nightmares
n Detroit, on MLK Day, hundreds gathered to rally and protest against the persistent nightmares of inequality in urban cities nationwide.